Omar Devone Little
Mr Realistic
I'd let him go for free.I'd like to keep him but if some silly Saudi team wants to throw 5 million at us I don't think we couldn't turn that sort of deal down could we?
I'd let him go for free.I'd like to keep him but if some silly Saudi team wants to throw 5 million at us I don't think we couldn't turn that sort of deal down could we?
Would love us to get rid of Shelvey. Finding someone who'll take him is going to be difficult though. Think he'll be the next Arter, unfortunately.Probably an unpopular opinion but I'd have maybe kept hold of Frueler. Otherwise I'm on a similar page. No Shelvey in your outs?
Fear you may be right there.Would love us to get rid of Shelvey. Finding someone who'll take him is going to be difficult though. Think he'll be the next Arter, unfortunately.
Freuler is a good, even class, midfielder.Probably an unpopular opinion but I'd have maybe kept hold of Frueler. Otherwise I'm on a similar page. No Shelvey in your outs?
Yeah that's fair if we can get a sale, I just think he offers realiable/good cover. Doubt the player would want that though probably best for all to move on.Freuler is a good, even class, midfielder.
But he hasn't been a good fit with the premier or our midfield.
I say recoup as much of his fee as we can and move on.
Agree, I would still sell but he is a good player in the squad & it's clear he's a leader on the pitch.Kouyate is a good player. We'll miss him if he leaves.
Freuler is a good, even class, midfielder.
But he hasn't been a good fit with the premier or our midfield.
I say recoup as much of his fee as we can and move on.
Maybe.I think what you're failing to see is our style of play. We need to see if we change that in the coming season, it may well suit our style far more going forwards
I imagine some of the more negative posters on here might have something to say if we were offered a fee and decided to let him go for nothingI'd let him go for free.
I'd imagine LOB is in the same boat as Shelvey, just with less animosity.On the fence. He's getting on a bit and probably backup option, but no point getting rid for a small fee unless it goes towards a significant upgrade.
Presumably we're going to persist with similar tactical set-up to last season which means we'll need a smart holding player and two energetic box to box midfielders, with backups for all of those.
DM: Mangala, Freuler
RCM: Yates, Kouyate
LCM: Danilo, LOB
Assuming Shelvey still on the bomb squad pile.
Personally if it was me I'd want an upgrade on Mangala in the DM role. Mangala can then be a backup to both that new player and potentially a backup to Yates if Kouyate goes. But even then you probably want another midfielder to come in as your only backup options are Mangala and LOB...
... So why not just keep Kouyate? Seems more sensible to just lose Freuler in my opinion.
Think the fact that the club included an option to buy in the deal we had with Blackburn in January also indicates that he is not in the club's plans going forwards. You don't include that sort of thing in loan deals for players you want to keep around.LOB is not going to play for us, the 25 man squad will dictate there is no room for him whatever scenario plays out.
If you can invert wingers and full backs then i'm sure being right footed and playing on the left in the middle is fine. LOB is a goner and i'd suggest both Freuler and even Shelvey might be ahead of him.I agree with you all but as it currently stands we don't have a LCM backup to Danilo.
LOB hasn't burned bridges with the club so it's currently his spot. He might well get shifted, but I think he's in the 25 ahead of Shelvey at the moment.
Probably an unpopular opinion but I'd have maybe kept hold of Frueler. Otherwise I'm on a similar page. No Shelvey in your outs?